It will be a while before I post the full Q&A from today's interview with Cillian Murphy and writer/director Rodrigo Cortes of "Red Lights," opening July 27. For now, here are some of Murphy's thoughts about taking on lighter roles and what the actor and his director think about making conversation with fellow "Red Lights" star Robert De Niro.

On doing a romantic comedy or something else that would lighten things up from his usual roles: "It’s just a matter of taste really. I don’t say, “Don’t send me any romantic comedies” to my agent. But it’s generally the films that I enjoy watching and the stories that I enjoy telling and also reading are I guess more involved in the sort of darker side of psychology I guess. Not always, but I think in that world ’s the scope for drama tends to be greater. So if you’re talking about the end of the world and life or death, there’s more at stake than 'The Wedding Planner.'" (CM)

Why you don’t try to create long conversations with Robert De Niro: “I don’t think you fill the silences with Robert De Niro. I think you sort of defer to his status and his seniority and let the man have his time.” (CM) “Any way of impersonating him is just not saying much. If you use a couple of words to describe a complex theory, you are impersonating him.” (RC)

In a few weeks I'll post my full Q&A with Elizabeth Banks, star of "People Like Us," opening June 29. We covered a ton of topics, so here is a taste with just a few: How the actress' husband felt about her cozying up to the "Magic Mike" cast at the MTV Movie Awards and news on the rumored...

Stay tuned in a few weeks for my full Q&A from today's interview with Chris Pine (and director/co-writer Alex Kurtzman) about the family drama "People Like Us," which opens June 29. For now, enjoy the full story behind an audition Pine previously mentioned went terribly but didn't...

The Chicago Cubs on Tuesday sought City Hall permission to expand construction hours at Wrigley Field, with bleacher work falling well behind schedule on the team's $375 million ballpark renovation project.

On Wednesday night, TBS will air a special episode of "Conan" filmed entirely in Cuba, making it the first American late-night show to broadcast from the island nation since the embargo went into effect in 1962. Host Conan O'Brien will follow in the footsteps of Jack Paar,...